Cardinal Joseph E. Ritter

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Cardinal
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:United_States_Conference_of_Catholic_Bishops
gptkb:National_Catholic_Welfare_Conference
gptkbp:birthDate November 15, 1892
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Calvary_Cemetery,_St._Louis
gptkbp:commissioningDate January 14, 1965
gptkbp:consecrationDate April 24, 1946
gptkbp:deathDate October 6, 1967
gptkbp:diocese gptkb:Diocese_of_Indianapolis
gptkb:Archdiocese_of_St._Louis
gptkbp:education gptkb:The_Catholic_University_of_America
gptkb:St._Vincent_College
gptkbp:honorificPrefix His Eminence
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cardinal Joseph E. Ritter
gptkbp:image Joseph_E_Ritter.jpg
gptkbp:inception 1946
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Archbishop_Joseph_E._Ritter
Catholic_education_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:influencedBy Pope Pius XII
gptkbp:knownFor Advocacy for social justice
Support for education reforms
Promotion of interfaith dialogue
Leadership during Vatican II
gptkbp:launchDate 1967
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Second_Vatican_Council
Advocacy for immigrant rights
Support for the poor and marginalized
Establishment of new parishes
Support for the ecumenical movement
Promotion of the Catholic Charities
Promotion_of_lay_participation_in_the_Church
Support_for_Catholic_schools
Civil_Rights_Movement_advocacy
Interfaith_initiatives_in_St._Louis
gptkbp:notableWork Advocate for civil rights
Promoter of ecumenism
gptkbp:ordained December 21, 1917
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Cardinal
gptkb:Archbishop_of_St._Louis
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Cardinal_John_J._Glennon
gptkbp:religion Catholicism
gptkbp:signature Joseph_E_Ritter_signature.png
gptkbp:spouse nan
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Cardinal_John_Carberry